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Big Yank Southerners WSM Grand Ole Opry

About the Group About The Group The band appeared on WSM's Grand Ole Opry for about five months in 1934, but was somewhat of a mystery. They may have been sponsored by Big Yank Overalls and named after them as well. Timeline and Trivia Notes Group Members included: Ernest (Red) Williams, cello bass Leon Pinter, banjo Red Meredith, fiddle Paul Gregory, guitar Credits & Sources A Good-Natured Riot; Charles K. Wolfe, 1999, Country Music Foundation Press, Vanderbuilt University Press, ISBN: 0-8265-1331-X